Patriotism defines Korea as it is now: president
President Moon Jae-in approaches the Hyeonchungtap Memorial Tower during a ceremony to mark Memorial Day, at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu District, Seoul,...
UN Security Council adopts new North Korean resolution
The U.N. Security Council adopts a new resolution on North Korean sanctions, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 2. (U.N. Security Council...
President meets former UN secretary general
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon where they discussed diplomatic issues facing Korea, at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Gwanghwamoon 1st Street draws global attention
Shin Sung-yeol, director of the Public Participation Policy Division at the Creative Government & Organizing Management Office, part of the Ministry of the Interior,...
President emphasizes new governing system, budget for job creation
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) leads a meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on June 1.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa...
President meets with U.S. Senator
President Moon Jae-in (left) meets with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon...
New prime minister stresses ‘competent, communicative, united Cabinet’
President Moon Jae-in (right) gives a certificate of appointment to Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Sohn JiAe
“A Cabinet...
President pledges to improve ocean safety, security
President Moon Jae-in (right) looks around the Saemangeum, an area of reclaimed land in Jeollabuk-do Province, along with Lee Byoung-gook, administrator of the Saemangeum...
President holds phone call with Dutch PM
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on May 30 to discuss cooperation measures between the two countries....
President Moon meets with former Indonesian president
Former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri (left) is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on May 29. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President...
Cheong Wa Dae names nominees to head 4 ministries
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Su-hyun announces the president's nominees for minister of the interior, minister of culture, sports and tourism, minister of land,...
Russia, EU, ASEAN envoys increase scope of diplomacy: president
President Moon Jae-in meets with envoys to Russia, the European Union, Germany and to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as they report on...
President has lunch with outgoing Cabinet
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a lunch with Korea's outgoing presidential Cabinet, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 26. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
Encouragement...
President vows to use personal money for private activities
President Moon Jae-in presides over his first meeting with senior secretaries on May 25. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Jeon Han and Sohn JiAe
May 25,...
President orders upgrade to human rights commission
Senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk announces President Moon Jae-in’s order to raise the importance of the National Human Rights Commission of...
‘Let’s embrace like friends’ says Korea, Mexico
President Moon Jae-in talks with his Mexican counterpart President Enrique Pena Nieto on May 17 to discuss ways to develop bilateral ties and to...
President appoints fair trade commissioner, head of patriots and veterans affairs
Senior presidential secretary for personnel affairs Cho Hyun-ock nominates Kim Sang-jo (second from right) as the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), and...
Korea shares administrative strategies with African governments
President Bae Jin-hwan (center, front row) of the Local Government Officials Development Institute and 19 public servants from six African governments pose for a...
Korea, US discuss bilateral summit
Newly-elected President Moon Jae-in receives a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump on May 10, congratulating him on his win. That same day...
President Moon Jae-in vows to create a ‘new Korea’
President Moon Jae-in takes the oath of office at the National Assembly in Seoul, becoming the next leader of the Republic of Korea, on...
